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1871 ….. U.K ..... Britain's "Rogue Gallery" was created when photographs of prisoners were taken for the FIRST time
1896 ….. U.K ..... motor car insurance policies were FIRST introduced in Britain - excluding damage caused by horses 1903 ..... U.K ..... the Daily Mirror was FIRST published in Britain. It was originally devised as a daily paper for women and Lord Northcliffe ( Alfred Harmsworth) announced that it would be a reflection of women's interests, thoughts and work. Its FIRST editor was Mary Howarth 1924 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST crossword was published in a British newspaper, the Sunday Express. It was sent in by C.W.Shepherd 1928 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST feature length sound film in colour was The Viking by MGM and starred Leif Ericsson and Pauline Starke 1929 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST news theatre was the Embassy on the corner of Broadway and 46th Street, New York ..... and ..... in Valley Stream, New York, female aviators founded an association of women pilots. Its FIRST secretary was Louise Thaden 1933 ..... U.S.A ..... Fred Astaire’s FIRST film Dancing Lady was released. His dancing partner was Joan Crawford 1936 ..... U.K ..... Adele Dixon was the FIRST performer in the FIRST television broadcast 1939 ..... U.S.A ..... the world’s FIRST test-tube baby rabbit was presented to the New York Academy of Medicine 1947 ..... U.S.A ..... the American millionaire and aircraft designer Howard Hughes piloted his H-4 Hercules flying boat in a test flight off Long Beach Harbour, California. This was the FIRST and last flight of the massive eight-engined aircraft with its record 97.51m wing span. The Spruce Goose reached a height of 70’, took a dive and never saw daylight again, remaining in a hangar in California for 33 years. Four years after Howard Hughes died it was taken out, dismantled and the parts distributed between 9 museums in America1953 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST call was taken by the Samaritans and was from a mother who had been evicted and was threatening to kill herself and her four children. In 1963 the Samaritans registered as a charity and were organised on a national basis with around 40 branches in England and Wales. The founder of the Samaritans was the Reverend Chad Varah who took this first call when he set up an emergency line after becoming rector of St Stephen Walbrook in London. The movement now has 202 branches in the U.K and Ireland with 15,500 volunteers and an international arm, Befrienders Worldwide which works in more than 40 countries
1954 ..... U.K ..... Hancock’s Half Hour starring Tony Hancock and Sid James was broadcast for the FIRST time on the Light Programme of the BBC
1959 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST motorway service station, The Watford Gap, opened on the M1
1967 ..... U.K ..... Winifred Ewing won the Hamilton by-election in the UK and became the FIRST Scottish Nationalist M. P. since 1945
1982 ….. U.K ..... the game show Countdown was the FIRST ever programme screened by Channel 4 on its opening night2000 ..... SPACE ..... the International Space Station had a resident crew for the FIRST time and later hosted the FIRST five space tourists
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